A Stranglers show in Birmingham in 1977 proved to be the catalyst for The Cravats to form. In July 1978 they self-released their debut 7" Gordon. Small Wonder liked the single so much that they picked up the remaining copies and booked the band into the studio with producer Bob Sargeant; the result was the Burning Bridges single followed soon after by another single Precinct. For one week in 1980 the band relocated to Torquay, recording The Cravats In Toytown album on an 8-track in a hotel basement. Released by Small Wonder in October that year, the album gained healthy reviews and made it into the Top 20 in the independent charts.
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